The Polycomb Repressive Complex 2 Is a Potential Target of SUMO Modifications

Eva M. Riising, Roberto Boggio, Susanna Chiocca, Kristian Helin, Diego Pasini

PLoS ONE · 2008 · 64 citations · 40 references

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Abstract

Taken together, our data identify sumoylation as a novel post-translational modification of components of the PRC2 complex, which could suggest a potential new mechanism to modulate PRC2 repressive activity. Further work aimed to identify the physiological conditions for these modifications will be required to understand the role of SUZ12 and EZH2 sumoylation in PcG-mediated epigenetic regulation of transcription.

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